What are you doing for step 6? Are you ready? You've done 3, what are you waiting on? I did 5, went gime, did 6 + 7... Stopping will make you crazy. There was a 75% success rate for the first 100 who took the steps rather quickly the first time.
If you're waiting, I'd ask sponsor if they worked the steps, how many times, and ask if they really know the history of AA. Listen to Charlie & Joe, Sandy B., Ray H or Clarence S on how it works/working the steps on speaker tapes.
The people who tell you to take the steps slowly really don't understand true aa & how it works. Do some research on Back to Basics!